Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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*WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*
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*CREDITS*
Writer and Producer: Saro Lynch-Thomason
Script Editor: Ben Fink
Check out the music and audio work of Michael and Carrie Kline!
folktalk.org
Learn more about the Hammons Family of West Virginia here
loc.gov/folklife/LP/AFSL65andL66_Hammons.pdf
What is a shruti box?
The shruti box is an instrument that works on a system of bellows to produce drones. The instrument’s origins go back to the late 19th or early 20th century in India. When the Western small pump harmonium was introduced to the Indian subcontinent, musicians created keyless versions that could produce an ongoing drone. The drone notes of a shruti box can be adjusted by opening sound holes that allow air flow through reeds that correspond to various pitches.
The shruti box is popular in Indian classical music and is also enjoying increasing popularity in the west amongst traditional and contemporary musicians.
LYRICS
There’s a wild hog in these woods, dillo dee, dillo dee
There’s a wild hog in these woods, dillo dee
There’s a wild hog in these woods,
He’ll eat your meat, he’ll suck your blood.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Bangum had him a wooden gun, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
Bangum had him a wooden gun
To shoot the wild boar as he run
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
And Bangum had him a butcher knife, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
And Bangum had him a butcher knife
He swore to take that wild boar’s life
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
He tracked that wild boar to his den, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
He tracked that wild boar to his den
He spied the bones of a thousand men
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
He raised his horn up to his mouth, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
He raised his horn up to his mouth
He blew it East, West, North, then South
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
That wild boar came with such a dash, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
That wild boar came with such a dash
He split the hickory, oak, the ash.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Then Bangum raised his wooden gun, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
Then Bangum raised his wooden gun
He shot the wild boar as he run
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Then Bangum raised his butcher knife, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
Then Bangum raised his butcher knife
Right there he took that wild boar’s life.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
There’s a wild hog in these woods, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
There’s a wild hog in these woods,
He’ll eat your meat, he’ll suck your blood.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Hey y'all! I'm still learning a lot about videography, so please excuse the constant light changes! Thanks for sticking with me as I get better at this!
Watch the companion video to learn the history of this song!
youtu.be/EUPlkweBwRg
THANK YOU to my Patrons, who make this project possible!
patreon.com/sarolynch
BECOME A PATRON with monthly donations!
patreon.com/sarolynch
*WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*
Website: sarosings.com
Facebook: facebook.com/sarosings
Instagram: instagram.com/song_speak_saro
*CREDITS*
Writer and Producer: Saro Lynch-Thomason
Script Editor: Ben Fink
Check out the music and audio work of Michael and Carrie Kline!
folktalk.org
Learn more about the Hammons Family of West Virginia here
loc.gov/folklife/LP/AFSL65andL66_Hammons.pdf
What is a shruti box?
The shruti box is an instrument that works on a system of bellows to produce drones. The instrument’s origins go back to the late 19th or early 20th century in India. When the Western small pump harmonium was introduced to the Indian subcontinent, musicians created keyless versions that could produce an ongoing drone. The drone notes of a shruti box can be adjusted by opening sound holes that allow air flow through reeds that correspond to various pitches.
The shruti box is popular in Indian classical music and is also enjoying increasing popularity in the west amongst traditional and contemporary musicians.
LYRICS
There’s a wild hog in these woods, dillo dee, dillo dee
There’s a wild hog in these woods, dillo dee
There’s a wild hog in these woods,
He’ll eat your meat, he’ll suck your blood.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Bangum had him a wooden gun, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
Bangum had him a wooden gun
To shoot the wild boar as he run
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
And Bangum had him a butcher knife, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
And Bangum had him a butcher knife
He swore to take that wild boar’s life
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
He tracked that wild boar to his den, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
He tracked that wild boar to his den
He spied the bones of a thousand men
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
He raised his horn up to his mouth, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
He raised his horn up to his mouth
He blew it East, West, North, then South
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
That wild boar came with such a dash, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
That wild boar came with such a dash
He split the hickory, oak, the ash.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Then Bangum raised his wooden gun, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
Then Bangum raised his wooden gun
He shot the wild boar as he run
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
Then Bangum raised his butcher knife, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
Then Bangum raised his butcher knife
Right there he took that wild boar’s life.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
There’s a wild hog in these woods, dillo dee, dillo dee (2x)
There’s a wild hog in these woods,
He’ll eat your meat, he’ll suck your blood.
Come away, quaddle down, quanzio.
